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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
THE ROOSEVELT DINNER.

Some interesting things were said at the
Roosevelt dinner at Delmonico's Wednes-
evening last
The guest of the evening, Rancher The
odore Roosevelt, freed his mind in his usual
frank and vigorous fashion about the mug
wump editors. He dosn't like them or ap-
prove of them, and is more than willing
that they should understand the exact ma
ture of his sentiments in their regard. He
believes in political independence when the
times and circumstances call for it, but he
also believes that genuine and healthy
party spirit is not only good thing but an
indispensable thing in an American public
mans outfit. "This is doctrine" he said
'that needs to be preached as much as any
other" He invited the attention of mug
wump editors to the fact thatfhe only three
men sent by New ork city to the assembly at
Albany on whom decent New York tax
payers of all parties could rely for honest
and creditable representation every time
were straight-out Republicans sent there by
the only three solid straight-out Republi-
can districts in the city, and that these
same districts contributed the three con-
spicuously honest and able members Of the
boald of aldermen. AS to the future policy
of the party, Mr.. Roosevelt thinks that it
should favor local option for the rural dis
tricts and high (or limited) license for the
cities; that it should also favor stricter
supervision of immigration, especially
moral paupers and lunatics of the stamp
of Most" that it should stand like wall
against socialism and anarchism. The
George cGlynn Anti-Poverty society
seems to him as impracticable as would be
an Anti Gravitation society to prevent peo-
pie from falling down and barking their
shins.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The Social Science Club, composed OF
Kansas ladies held their annual meeting al
Wyandotte last week. A Kansas City
Times reporter interviewed large number
of these ladies as to their views on woman
suffrage. The greatest number simply an
nounced how they stood on the question
A number who were opposed to the move
merely answered, Mrs. Patton expressed
my views. Mrs. David Patton was the frs
lady interviewed, and this is what she said
'In Atchison | could see no change what
ever in the general result of the election, as
the result of the women voting, excepting
that there was good deal of ill feeling
created. There was very strong oppOsi
ton to the movement among men and wo
men, and it has become quite unpopular.
The best class Of women did not vote in
Atchison because they were opposed to
female suffrage. / have no respect what
ever for Mrs. Cougar. She was looked
upon by the best class of women as an alb
normal monstrosity. The woman suffrage
cause in the state of Kansas would have
been far better off if Mrs Cougar had re-
NAMED at home and attended to her own
affairs. Some time ago chose to express
my views on the woman suffrage question
in Cincinnati paper, and Mrs Cougar at
tackled me editorially as the champion idiot
of the nineteenth century" Mrs. Cougar is a
woman, but not a lady. ] went to hear one
of her speeches during the campaign, and
in that speech she not only ridiculed Saint
Paul and the Bible, but made some mis-
statements in regard to State Senator Har-
wi of the Atchison district. 1t is my i'm
preston that Mrs. Cougar first denied and
then owned that she was guilty of saying
what she was accused of. | am a Republi-
can in politics, but | am in harmony with
the attitude of the Times in the Cougar mat
ter. think woman suffrage dangerous
experiment.
Mrs L. d. Seward, of Topeka, said: 81
am not an enthusiast on the woman's rights
question by any means, My tastes are do
nestle and care nothing for woman's suf-
frage unless it would be to benefit mankind
in some manner. If see my neighbor's
husband in the ditch and my vote will help
to pass law that will throw a safeguard
around him and have tendency to make
him better man, then | want to vote.
Aside from some object of this character |
prefer quiet life. do not care to ex-
press views on the recent election and its
effects"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
SKELETONS, SHELLS AND LOGS.

From the Larned chronoscope-
To people who see the great Arkansas
river for the first time there is something
odd about It's low banks and shallow wa
tiers, though but few give second thought
TO the cause of that shallowuess. For some
time past there has been belief gradually
gaining ground that the base of the hill
west Of our lovely city where the stone
ouarries are now being worked-was at one
time washed by the waves OF this great
river. as its waters flowed from the snow
clad peaks of the Rockies down to the
azure depths of the Gulf Of Mexico, and
that at some remote time It's bed
was wide and deep, like eastern rivers, but
owing to immense foods it has gradually
filled up with the debris washed down
from the rocky csnons until il is now but
a shallow. sandy bed, with large volume
of its water fltering down beneath the sur
face. Every few days something Is de
welcomed 10 prove that this Is the case, the
latest thing in tha. line being. the relics
found In sinking the large veil for The
water works. When the workmen resch-
ed the depth Of abou, ten feet they unearth-
ed the SHELTON Of 81 antelope, some Of the
bones beng In an almost perfect
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
THE WAY THEY TALKED AT LEAV.
ENWORTH,

Attorney General Bradford will soon
move his forces to Wichita and administer
the same dose he did to Leavenworth. OF
laws Republican.
Mr.. Bradford will be welcomed as cit
zen or as an official of the state, but Wich-
tia is desiring no doses and will swallow
none from Bradford or anybody else.-
Wichita EAGLE.
That's the way wicked, rebellious, dem
ocratic Leavenworth talked, but she took
her medicine all the same, and Bradford
was on hand to assist in administering the
dose.
The great state of Kansas has spoken on
the doggery question. We believe Wichi-
ia wants to be law abiding, but in case any
of her Democratic citizens open holes-in-
thewall for the sale of liquors contrary to
law, it will be the duty of Attorney Gener-
al Bradford, in case the attorney of Sedg-
wick county says nothing, but winks,
to 60 down there and administer a
dose of obedience to law, which has
proven so affectual in other quarters; and
we think he would do it without waiting
to consult Marsh on the ACCESSIBILITY of
such visit.
Wichita is one of Kansas big boys, and
lusty one too, but the fellows down there
must be law abiding or they will get
spanked: that's all-Capital
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
THE MISSION OF O'BRIEN.

When we think of it the going of O'Brien
to Canada to take the field against the gov
ernor- general is QUE of the most significant
events of modern times. For it is DEM
onstration of faith in the Influence of pub
lie opinion upon the actual government of
nations; it is democratic movementa long
way in advance of any other we can recall.
And this is true without the least reference
to the cause of Irish independence or Of
home rule which O'Brien represents. What
an advance it is on Fenianism; how infin-
itely more effective it is for O'Brien's pur-
pose than Fenian invasion of Canada. 1t is
war on the largest scale yet attempted, for it
is a moral war If this Irish apostle and his
friends are wise enough not to provoke any
violence, and not to reply to any, great
demonstration will be made of popular
power in high places.
Whether Lord Lansdowne is guilty of
the cruelty alleged or not, whether the war
on him is or is not simply part OF the
scheme to drive out of Ireland every great
landowner, does not matter, in the point
we are considering The significance of
the movement, is in its popular and do
nestle character, that is in the individual
right of private citizens to take an appeal
to the people against any official, however
high, who outrages public opinion by his
private conduct;to carry that appeal around
the globe and apply it where it will be most
felt. The principle of this appeal is not
new, but the application of it is novel, and
the result of it will be watched with the
greatest interest.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

We are sorry to see that Colonel Prouty
has fallen back on Governor Martin for aid
in the performance of his duties as census
taker of Kearney county. He had an alter
cation shortly after he entered upon his
duties with some one of the various county
seat rings. He states that there is bad
condition of things in that county, growing
out of the movement for organization
which is intensified by the customary
county seat fight, and the defects In the
legislation last winter referring to that
county, and that there is even danger the
feuds may yet result in bloodshed. juno
ton City Union.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
UELLA-HARPER 90.

In the far east, across the ocean, the "un-
speakable Turk makes pilgrimage to the
holy city, to offer up his supplication to
the suspended coffin of bis spiritual leader;
in this, the far west, the boomer, or he that
would boom, must needs make q prilgrim-
age to the Boom City" and offer up his
supplication to the genius of the west.
Therefore, oh mighty editor, behold US,
footsore and weary. come from the fertile
fields and cosy homes of southwest Harper
county to petition your most patient high
ness for a little space wherein to set forth
the beauties of our country and thereby in
duce the enterprising to visit us and
stay. Ruella is new town
located ten miles southwest of Anthony. on
the extension of the Fort Scott g. Wichita
railroad. 1t is situated on gentle western
slope, in the midst of the largest tract of
fine A farming land, in Harper county,
long known as the German settlement.
The exceeding richness of the soil, and ex-
cellence Of the water, caused many to To-
cate here before the city of Anthony was
located SO it is one of the Oldest settle
ments in the county. The settlers almost
invariably lived on their farms, and most
of them are living on them yet, so we have
q class of farms tributary to the new town
that are of the highest excellence, in point
of cultivation especially.
The distance from Anthony deferred
many from making substantial improve
ments, owing to the trouble
and time required to get lumber. The en-
terprising firm Of s. A. Darrough & Co.
are putting in a large stock of lumber,
lime, lath, shingles, coal, ETC., on the town
site, and there will doubtless be marked
improvement in the buildings by next fall.
North of Ruella Is the Couch settlement.
all well to do and industrious Missouri and
Illinois people. Hazelton lies twelve miles
west, Attica eleven miles northwest and
Bluff City twelve miles east, so the scope
of country the new town has to daw trade
from, is large and fertile.
There is now on the town site several
dwellings, two stores. a blacksmith
shop-two forges,-lumber yard and
a large two-story hotel nearly
completed. Chase & Connolly are
building two story stone livery barn, 80
feet front.
There are good openings here for large
grocery store, dry goods store, and a
hardware and agricultural implement
warehouse.
The town company offer very liberal in
ducements to all corners who will be Of
benefit to the town. The Hon. 8. A. Oar
rough or Mack & Sargent, of Anthony,
will answer all inquirers who wish to learn
more about Ruella. All who can, who de-
sire to secure the most desirable places for
business or residences, should correspond
with them at once, and they will arrange
to show them the town and its advantages
whenever it is most convenient for the
visitor
The copious rains have assured full
crop from the extra large acreage put in
here this spring, and all kinds Of business
will do a thriving trade the coming sum-
mer
Be sure and come out and see US.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
THE ATCHISON IN TEXAS

Fort WORTH, Tex, May ia special
train bearing w. B. Strong, president of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; c. w.
Smith, first vice president of the Southern
Kansas of Texas A W. Nickerson, J. F.
Goddard, George W. Peck, Alden Speare,
Webster Snyder and W. II. Mather, all di-
rectors of the Atchison 4 Southern Kan
sas, arrived here today and were
met at the depot by large num-
Der of prominent citizens. a heavy
rain poured down and the intended drive
over the city was abandoned. The gentle
men were passing over their new acquisi
ton, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, but
came to Fort Worth to look after the in
terests of the Southern Kansas of Texas
the initial point of which is Fort Worth
where the headquarters of the road have
been established. The directors gave the
citizens TO understand that work on thi:
line would begin very soon, and that thu
road would be finished rapidly from For
Worth to Santa Fe. President Strong
stated that trains would be running to For
Worth over the Atchison from Kansas Cit,
by June 1st, at the latest.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
preservation

state of preservation. Two
feet farther down they came upon bed
of mussel shells and other debris. At the
depth of twenty-five feet yesterday they
struck several pieces of an old elm log,
thoroughly water soaked and showing evil
dence of having been cut with some blunt
instrument, one of them having the appear
ance of having been cut by beaver. They
also cut through small vein of shale,
which bears very close resemblance TO
the coal groupings found In places in Col
orado. They intend to go on down some
distance farther, and we hope that they
have only made beginning upon their in
teresting discoveries.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

A dollar to any reputable scholar on
the American continent who will show
proper, ..analogical, consistent authority
for the offensive, but highly popular pro-
nunciation of this term. or why it should
be solitary exception to the whole class.
1t is, however. readily admitted that a
slight, furtive sound of ~" consonantal
would be heard, (heerd, hurd,) in the cor.
rect pronunciation of the term
H. H. BALLARD.
Wichita, Kan, May 16, 1887.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

The proposition for prohibition in Texas
is considered very encouraging. Two
thirds Of the members of the last legisla
ture voted for it-130 papers published in
the state are said to favor it, and only So
70 oppose it. Three fourths of the mem
bers of the State Medical Association de
clared in favor of it, and the State HON
Gopathic Association, at their meeting at
Fort Worth, endorsed it with but one dis
sentinp vote.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
Written for the Eagle.
LOOMING, BOOMING WICHITA.

LOOMING, BOOMING WICHITA.
OF all the booms inside the state,
Whether by chance OF law,
No boom has equalled this of late
Down here in Wichita
From Colorado on the west
Back down the Arkapsaw,
No looming city at her best,
Can snatch the crown from Wichita
The Minneapolis of the state,
Or Nebraska's Omaha.
Or Kansas City, queenly gate,
To all the regions west the kaw.
Great depots of the looming west,
Great centers of her mighty trade,
Must loom and boom, no time to rest;
By mans demands are cities made.
God strew the germ across the plains
In deep alluvial soil,
No less inspired man through his brains
And whispered here's the place to toll
Common consent, instincts and fate
Decide city's doom.
To one a nod or wink, too late,
To others a sign to boom.
No rocks or-bluffs or abrupt hills,
No canyons dark and deeply laid
Can stop her factories, stop her mills
Or stBnd between her gains, her trade
Some city with dimensions wide
Must shake the Lyons paw,
The great southwest must be supplied;
1t looks like Wichita.
E. BOBERTS
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

The Hugoton Herald vigorously pro-
tests against the Commonwealth intima-
ton that there is a supposed rendezvous Of
robbers in the sand hills west of Spring
field. No better or more law abiding peo-
pie can be found in the state Of Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

With 'tyrotyxicon" in the milk and
micrococci in the water, will Judge Fox
please to recommend some beverage that
Kentuckians may safely use in quenching
their natural thirst -Courier- JOurnal.
What's the matter with your lifelong
drink. whisky straight?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

Kingman City and Newton both within
week have voted on railroad bond propo-
sitions and both cities cast within few
votes the same number of ballots, twelve
hundred and odd
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
PATHOLOGICAL.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
A class of verbs spelt with the diph-
thong ''ea" and pronounced with the sound
of long sc" or zee" both in the phemic
and prediphemic timedex of each verb:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

The Kinsley Mercury is informed that
Wichita never paid cent directly or in
directly for any write up in the Globe
Democrat. That paper pursues the policy
adhered to by the EAGLE, never charging
anything for write up of a worthy town
and refusing at any price an unworthy
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18

Bernhardt kicked over the traces in Kan
sas City on account of poor houses. She
said: ''Zair may be 20 boom, zair may be
dust in the street, Zair eez not enough
dust in the box-office, and then she ran
through the parts like a bullet through
cheese
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-05
Hauling GraYal in Nyintar.

| In many localities gravel beds or bank,
are SO dry that the gravel may be lOosened
from the bed as easily as when the ground
is not frozen, and the leisure of this season
may be employed in hauling it for walks
roads, etc. When the gravel can be hauled
on sled the labor is less, as it need not be
elevated so far as to put il in a wagon.
Another advantage of hauling it in winter
is cheaper labor. We recently saw men
employed by a railroad company loading
| from bank that must have contained con.
siderable moisture, but they had dug be.
yond the line of frost, and were mining /
/ out from under the frozen earth; likely
many of our readers can do the same. 1t
may be thought that The ground is not in
SO good condition to receive the gravel
now as in summer, but the difference in
condition is not so great, ami it is bette
TO make the gravel-walk now than rot at
all, and if the hauling is PUT off until
summer it may not he done. Where an
excavation must be made for the walk, il
it has not been made in the fall, advantage
must be taken of ''thaw cut" or else this
work be deferred until spring; but though
the foundation for the walk cannot be
made now, we believe it advisable to haul
the gravel now where tits needed. if the
conditions are favorable, although this
includes another handling of the gravel.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-05
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-05
Eggs Profitable at all Seasons.

Eggs are higher in winter because tn
cost of production is greater at that season
but though eggs may be lower in price dur
ing the summer, yet they give a pofit, how
ever, unless selling at a point too far distant
from market to allow of favorable oportuni
Ties in price. But in summer the condi
tions for laying are more favorable. and
the number of eggs secured are greater.
The fowls require less attention, can pick
up portion of their food, while that which
may be fed them is procured at less expense.
lie the advantages what they may, at any
season of the year. it requires but few
moments consideration on the part of the
farmer to be convinced that eggs bring bet.
ter prices, compared with cost of produc-
ton, than any other articles OH the farm.
and especially is this the case when it is
considered that while the hens may be fed
literally, vet the labor bestowed on them.
compared with other stock, is very slight,
and for that reason they are always profit
able.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-05
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-05

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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-05
sowing seeds In Dry weathor.


A frequent source of complaint is the
fact of seeds failing to germinate during
long continued dry weather. and it is very
important that the gardener should always
apply common-sense to his work, and not
simply follow routine for what will suit for
one condition of soil or atmosphere would
be unnecessary, or even wrong, for another.
will give a case to illustrate. About the
fifth of May of 1871, l sowed large patch
of open ground with Celery seed, and
another with Cabbage seed. The soil was
in fine order, and the beds, after sowing.
were raked-the Celery with fine steel
rake, the Cabbage with large wooden
rake, which covered the seed Of each to the
regular deptm The weather was dry, with
indications of its continuing so, and after
sowing had both the cabbage and celery
beds rolled heavily, leaving, however, a
strip of each unrolled, so that | could clear
ly show to some of my young men what
the result of this omission would be If dry
weather continued, Had a heavy rain fall
len within day or two after sowing, it
would have comDacted the soil and pro-
duced the effect of rolling it. But we had
no rain for three or four weeks, and a
burning hot atmosphere, passing through
the shallow, loose covering of the seeds,
shriveled and dried them up so that it was
impossible for them to ever germinate.
This little experiment resulted exactly as
any one having experience in seed growing
knew it must; our crop of celery and cab
bage plants were as fine as need be on the
rolled bed, while not one seed in a thous-
and of the celery, ana not one in a hun
dred of the cabbage, started in the strips
where the soil was left loose.